#4972D2#4972D2

#4972D2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.155 H 264.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972D2
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 210)
HSL	hsl(222, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(222, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 45.7%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 16.49, -53.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 56.32, 287.02°)
OKLab	oklab(57.14% -0.0145 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(57.14% 0.155 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3938, 18.1023, 63.3796)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972D2 #D2A949

analogous

#49B6D2 #4972D2 #6549D2

triadic

#4972D2 #D24972 #72D249

tetradic

#4972D2 #D249B6 #D2A949 #49D265

square

#4972D2 #D249B6 #D2A949 #49D265

split-complementary

#4972D2 #D26549 #B6D249

monochromatic

#203D81 #2C54B2 #4972D2 #7A98DE #ABBEEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#4972D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#4972D2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4972D2

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4972D2	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#427DD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2970D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.155 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899ae0',
    500: '#4972d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972d2;
$custom-light: #899ae0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.044,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57135,
    "c": 0.15469,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972D2

secondary

#D8C79F

accent

#B444E3

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972D2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →